text code block:host.os.type:windows and event.category:process and event.type:start and ( (process.name.caseless:"reg.exe" and process.args:"query") or (process.name.caseless:("powershell.exe" or "powershell_ise.exe" or "pwsh.exe") and process.args:( ("get-childitem" or "Get-ChildItem" or "gci" or "dir" or "ls" or "get-item" or "Get-Item" or "gi" or "get-itemproperty" or "Get-ItemProperty" or "gp") and ("hkcu" or "HKCU" or "hkey_current_user" or "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" or "hkey_local_machine" or "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" or "hklm" or "HKLM" or registry\:\:*) ) ) ) and not process.command_line : ( "C:\\Windows\\system32\\reg.exe query hklm\\software\\microsoft\\windows\\softwareinventorylogging /v collectionstate /reg:64" or "reg query \"HKLM\\Software\\WOW6432Node\\Npcap\" /ve " )
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect Query Registry using Built-in Tools in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.
To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(external, opens in a new tab or window).